OES Code: 929740

LOS ANGELES COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR PACKAGING & FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS & TENDERS

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders operate or tend machines, such as filling machines, casing running machines, ham rolling machines, preservative filling machines, baling machines, wrapping machines, and stuffing machines, to prepare industrial or consumer products, such as gas cylinders, meat and other food products, tobacco, insulation, ammunition, stuffed toys and athletic equipment, and upholstered pads, as end products or for storage and shipment.

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PROJECTED ESTIMATES OF EMPLOYMENT (excluding self-employed)

Number Working in this Occupation --- Year --- 1995 2002		Percent Change	Increase/ Decrease	Additional Openings Due to People Chang- ing Occupations or Retiring	Sum of Increase/Decrease and Additional Openings
11,570	13,170	14%	1,600	2,080	3,680

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE PACKAGING & FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS & TENDERS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY

The following are the types of firms that employ the most workers in this occupation within this county. They are listed in order from largest to smallest.

Industry Code (SIC)	Industry Title
2082	Malt beverage processors
2064	Candy & other confectionery producers
2051	Bread, cake & related producers
2099	Manufactured food preparations, all other
2834	Pharmaceutical preparations manufacturers
5411	Grocery stores
2844	Perfume & cosmetic manufacturers
5131	Piece goods & notions, wholesale
5147	Meats & meat products, wholesale
7389	Business services, all other
2026	Fluid milk producers
5461	Retail bakeries
5149	Groceries & related products, all other, wholesale
3652	Pre-recorded tape & disc manufacturers
2331	Women's & misses' blouse & shirt manufacturers
7363	Temporary help agencies
3089	Plastic product manufacturers, all other
2086	Bottled & canned soft drink producers
5093	Scrap & waste materials, wholesale
5499	Miscellaneous food stores
2673	Plastic, foil & coated paper bag manufacturers
5113	Industrial & personal service paper, wholesale
2841	Soap & detergent manufacturers
2098	Macaroni & spaghetti producers
2013	Sausage & other prepared meat processing
2851	Paint & varnish manufacturers
3951	Pen & mechanical pencil manufacturers

Look in the yellow pages of the phone book under the above or similar industry titles, or look in employer directories in libraries. Directories such as Business Prospector, California Services Register and those by chambers of commerce often list firms by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code.